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Lahai Lawrence Leema, the National Publicity Secretary of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), says Sierra Leone has not achieved as much as it could have over the past 64 years due to political divisions that have held the country back.
In a recent interview, Leema explained that if Sierra Leone had gone into its independence talks with one voice, it could have secured better opportunities for the country. He said, however, that the leaders went into those talks divided, with different interests and without acknowledging the sacrifices made by those who fought and died for the country’s freedom.
Leema believes that this division set the stage for many of the challenges the country has faced since then, including the civil war. He said political parties have often acted based on selfish interests, which has affected the country’s growth and stability.
Leema also pointed out that as long as the country remains divided, it will be difficult to make meaningful progress. He said that division allows for manipulation, making it hard for people to work together toward the country’s betterment.
He stressed that one group focuses on making itself look better, while another group is more concerned with how to benefit the country. This, according to Leema, has led to a situation where political parties are more focused on their own interests than on what is best for Sierra Leone as a whole.
Leema also mentioned that part of the population is providing the country’s raw materials in a way that does not benefit the nation. Meanwhile, the other group is focused on ensuring the country benefits more from its resources. He said that for Sierra Leone to grow and develop, the people need to come together and put the country’s needs ahead of political rivalry.
Nor tok pls
Keep quiet
Who is he? This is an outright hypocrite when he was in power he did worst than what is happening now. What’s the F**K is He saying.??
Well said sir
Honorable Leema, you said it all,it is left with the people to stand up and develop a strategy or country plan that reflects all national interest and intersections. The Nations Blue Print must be inclusive as a Nation. If they that are in power don’t deliver? All Good Thinking SIERRA LEONEAN most stick to the strategy called “PERFORM OR STEEP ASIDE” because we the people employed ALL THE POLITICIANS to work for OUR NATIONS GOOD.
We will not take any lessons from Leema, of the SLPP party.
The Southerners has brought more problems in our country, from the civil war to coup d’etat to unprecedented corruptions within the heart of government. Extrajudicial killings which Leema has been alleged to be responsible for on the citizens of our nation.
This government comprises of nearly 90% of Southerners, to my estimation, is the worst in our country’s history.
The APC under Ernest Bai Koroma’s second term was very corrupt but, never perpetrated such violence. They were peaceful but, looted the country.
These Lot are very corrupt lawless and brutal.
64 years of independence, what have we achieved, what developments have we made to our country.
We celebrated it, in darkness, no light because government institutions are not paying their service charges even, a lot of the Ministers do not pay for electricity and water rates, they are all scroungers on the nation’s coffer.
Most of these Ministers hold other nationality , they are robbing the nation, they will flee to the first world to enjoy their spoils after they live office.
64 years of independence what have we done with it ????
This is the same thing that is taking us backwards on a daily basis. Why do you hate southeasterners? Are they not Sierra Leoneans? Talk about EBK’S erra? Before that can we go back to history (if you are not a kid) to know who actually destroyed this country? Do you know that we had passenger train in this country? Who destroyed it? Do you know that we had an airline and air taxes in this country? Who destroyed that? Do you know that we were queuing for rice and fuel? Under which administration? A whole lot more but answering some of these will let me know your age bracket and your sincerity.
Can someone please tell this idiot for me to shut up!